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Originally Posted by Drybrain
Yes, that approach is way easier, but ends up resulting in a lot of cross-contamination--usually food and grease on recyclables, which renders them impossible to recycle. Then they end up in landfill. Sorting at the residence is a pain, but the landfill-diversion rate is generally much higher.
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Yes, I think that is probably the tradeoff... the system here is accessible and easy which results in more volume overall, but it probably does lead to more contaminated bins where everything ends up in the garbage.
I looked it up and apparently the contamination rate in Manitoba varies between 10-15%... better than I would have thought, actually. Here's the breakdown by material:
